“Global people power. Climate change,
pandemics, terrorism and weapons of
mass destruction, transnational organized
crime such as human trafficking,
continuing vulnerability of migrants, women,
person with disabilities, and the poor…”

“The quest for universal human dignity,
RIGHTEOUSNESS PATH of compassion
and communal responsibility. This basic
principle of social justice is also the most
basic humanitarian challenge of our times…”

“Many governments are tackling this
challenge, including the government
of the Philippines. Our administration’s
pledge: To channel the gains we
might reap from Public-Private Partnership
into social services like those in health,
education, and poverty alleviations…”

“And while my nation continues to
benefit from the compassion of those
who are more able to help, this does not
mean that we, or our friends in the
developing world, will be entirely
dependent on the largesse of the
developed world…”